ABOUT
Michael Hennings
1984 / Hamburg (Germany)
With my art, I want to make a socially relevant and architectural contribution to promoting social, ecological, and economic change in construction. Through forms and structures with architectural aesthetics, I convey topics such as the relevance of preserving existing buildings, circularity, and the social impact of construction projects in an unconventional yet accessible way.
Wall objects and room objects made from construction waste or reused materials illustrate the potential of circular construction methods.
Murals on buildings draw attention to the value of existing buildings.
Digital interventions open up new visions of how architecture shapes our everyday lives.
The aim is to take a stand and create real added value, far beyond the claim of merely being neutral or less harmful.
Studio OFFBEAT
The artistic exploration of built space began in the 1990s with graffiti writing. An intense preoccupation with the transformation and perception of urban design ultimately led to a degree in architecture at Mainz University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor of Arts / Master of Science).
Due to his long-standing connection to graffiti culture, it was natural for him to be active under an “artist name.” The pseudonym OFFBEAT gave rise to Studio OFFBEAT, a flexible format focusing on art projects related to architecture.
Studio OFFBEAT sees itself less as a fixed group of people and more as a platform where artistic processes, collaborations, and architectural issues come together.
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS:
2025 - MAN SIEHT SICH ZWEIMAL (w. Guido Klumpe), Schloss Landestrost, Kunstverein Neustadt am Rübenberge
2025 - TRANSFORMATION STUDIES, Die Raumgalerie, Stuttgart
2024 - BUILT ENVIRONMENT, Projektraum PATIO, Kiel
2023 - REALIZE UTOPIA, Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2023 - BAUT KEINEN SCHEIß (w. Architects4Future OG Hamburg),
Hamburger Architektur Sommer, Hamburg
2023 - CIRCULAR, Galerie Stadtartist, Hannover
2021 - PURE PIECES, Contemporary Art Gallery, Hamburg
2021 - MODERN AND NOW (w. Andreas Schlesinger), Haus Karl Schneider, Hamburg
2019 - BRUTAL MINIMAL, Galerie Brutal, Hannover
2019 - CONSTRUCTED (w. „Scek“), Altes Zollamt, Hamburg
2017 - changing exhibitions, Underpressure, Hamburg
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVALS / FAIRS:
2025 - Architect@Work, Fair, Hamburg
2025 - ...AND GOING ON, Dr. Julius art projects, Berlin
2024 - IBUG, Riesa
2024 - FLOATING CURTAINS, kultur&gut, Hamburg und Wei sraum, Innsbruck
2024 - SIEBEN, xpon-art gallery, Hamburg
2024 - ASPHALTSPRENGER FESTIVAL, Parks, Hamburg
2024 - 20 YEARS URBAN ART COTTBUS, Kunsthalle Lausitz, Cottbus
2023 - URBAN CONSTRUCTIVISM, MOM art space, Hamburg
2023 - GUILTY OF SOLIDARITY, Knust, Hamburg
2023 - FOMO, Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2022 - QVARTR TOGETHER CHARITY, Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2022 - URBAN ART No. 19, Freiland Studio, Vienna
2022 - BEYOND SPACE (MeetFrida Foundation), Stilwerk, Berlin and Hamburg
2022 - RE MATERIAL, Bremen
2022 - IBUG, Flöha
2022 - BAUWENDE FESTIVAL (Architects 4 Future), Atelier Gardens, Berlin
2022 - RESIDENTS & FRIENDS, Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2022 - ART AGAINST WAR, Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2021 - NOTHINGS GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD? (raum www), gr_und, Berlin
2021 - VOL. 2, Galerie Gutleut, Mainz
2021 - PLATZ DES ZUSAMMENSITZENS, former public order office, Hannover
2021 - WENDEMANÖVER, Wälderhaus, Hamburg
2020 - LUNATIC FESTIVAL, Public space, Lüneburg
2020 - NOT YET DEMOLISHED, Altes Zollamt, Hamburg
2019 - MILLERNTOR GALLERY, Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
2019 - CREDIT EXHIBIT, Thalia Theater Probebühne, Hamburg
2019 - KULTURWOCHE ROTHENBURGSORT, Altes Zollamt, Hamburg
2017 - BUITI FRUTTI 2 - URBAN ART EXHIBITION“, Peng, Mainz